In celebration of our Artist Of The Week, The Explosion, here's a full gallery from Mark Beemer's archives of the band. It includes sets from The Black Cat in Washington D.C., 924 Gilman in Berkeley CA and more. 40+ never before seen images. Enjoy.

Mike McTernan of Damnation A.D. talks growing up in the DC Positive Force movement, how he translated that energy into a creative outlet that was Damnation AD and his struggles with depression over the years.